Small children are curious by nature and tend to put everything in their mouths in order to explore them. We all know that this can be hazardous and therefore put the things, which can be dangerous to them, out of their reach. A recent study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, led by Dr. Gregory Connolly et al has found that between 2006 and 2008, 13,705 children less than 6 years old were brought to poison control centers due to accidental poisoning by tobacco products lying at home. Among these children, more than 70% were below the age of one. It was found that cigarette butts were the most frequently ingested item among the different tobacco products, accounting for about 10,600 cases of unintentional poisoning. This was closely followed by various smokeless tobacco products.
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